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Bird J Vincent

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Preceded by
  
Joseph W. Fordney

Political party
  
Republican

Occupation
  
Lawyer

Role
  
Politician

Education
  
University of Michigan

Succeeded by
  
Michael J. Hart

Nationality
  
American

Alma mater
  
University of Michigan

Name
  
Bird Vincent

Died
  
July 18, 1931

Party
  
Republican Party

Resigned
  
July 18, 1931

Bird J. Vincent

Bird J. Vincent (March 6, 1880 - July 18, 1931) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Early life

Vincent was born in Brandon Township near Clarkston, Michigan.

Education

Vincent attended the public schools of Oakland and Midland Counties and Ferris Institute (now Ferris State University) in Mecosta County. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1905, and was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Saginaw.

Career

He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Saginaw County from 1909 to 1914 and prosecuting attorney from 1915 to 1917. In 1917, Vincent resigned to enter the Army. During World War I, he served ten months in France as a first lieutenant of the Sixth Train Headquarters and in the Three Hundred and Second Train Headquarters. After the war, he served as city attorney of Saginaw from 1919 to 1923. In 1922, Vincent was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 68th Congress, and subsequently re-elected to the four succeeding Congressional terms, serving from March 4, 1923 until his death in 1931. He was chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 2 in the 69th and 71st Congresses.

Death

Vincent died of heart disease, in office, while en route to San Francisco from Honolulu, Hawaii on board the transport USS Henderson. He interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan.

References

Bird J. Vincent Wikipedia